Vietnam: Dozens dead amid Typhoon Yagi's landslides, floods

The famous Train Street in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, was mostly empty on Saturday, ahead of Typhoon Yagi's arrival. The major storm, which first passed over the Philippines and southern China, raged over Vietnam for almost 15 hours, especially in the north.

Wearing life jackets, rescuers in Bac Ninh province braved the muddy floods to reach people trapped by the rising water. At least 50 people are believed to have died as a result of Typhoon Yagi. According to official figures, some 300 people were also injured by landslides and flooding.

According to media reports, several vehicles and motorcycles were swept away when the Phong Chau Bridge in the country's north collapsed on Monday morning. It remains unclear how many people were missing. Rescuers are still searching the Red River for survivors.

Thousands of homes were damaged in Bac Giang province. The typhoon also flooded some 120,000 hectares (nearly 300,000 acres) of rice fields and destroyed more than 1,500 fishing grounds.

The storm uprooted more than 100,000 trees across the country, including 25,000 in Hanoi. At least 25 ships were lost in the churning sea. Many citizens were still without power on Monday. According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, the Chinese weather authority has classified Yagi as the strongest autumn typhoon since 1949.

In the industrial area of Hai Phong, a building belonging to the South Korean company LG Electronics was severely damaged by the storm. Other buildings and factories have also been destroyed.

Recovery work is progressing slowly. Several airports have reopened, after temporarily ceasing operations over the weekend.